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France condemns ‘abhorrent’ Haines murder
Date: 2014-09-14 10:04:08 GMT - France - World - SN:35 - ID:934385
PARIS, Sept 14 (MENA) - France on Sunday condemned the “abhorrent murder” of British aid worker David Haines by the Islamic State (Daesh) fundamentalist armed group, RFI reported. The killing shows the need for international mobilization against ....
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David Haines's 'evil murder' condemned by PM
Date: 2014-09-14 09:16:28 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:27 - ID:934225
LONDON, Sept 14 (MENA) - The murder of David Haines was an "act of pure evil", David Cameron has said after the release of a video appearing to show the UK hostage's beheading, the BBC reported. The 44-year-old aid worker was seized in Syria in ....
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About 100 rescued from sunken Philippine ferry
Date: 2014-09-14 06:39:35 GMT - Philippines - World - SN:10 - ID:933369
MANILA, Sept 14 (MENA) - Rescuers saved about 100 people overnight and recovered two bodies from a ferry that sank in rough seas after encountering steering trouble in the central Philippines, ABC News quoted officials as saying Sunday. Coast ....
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Chinese media shed light on future investment ops in Egypt
Date: 2014-09-13 21:22:34 GMT - Egypt - World - SN:108 - ID:932745
BEIJING, Sept 13 (MENA) – Chinese media said Egyptian Investment Minister Ashraf Salman who recently visited China me a huge number of Chinese businesspersons. This came during a meeting that was organized by Egyptian embassy in Beijing in which ....
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Russia praises France's proposal to hold int'l conf. on Iraq
Date: 2014-09-13 21:11:12 GMT - Russia - World - SN:107 - ID:932801
MOSCOW, Sept 13 (MENA) - Rusia's Foreign Ministry said Saturday Moscow was studying France's proposal to host an international conference on Iraq and considered it a timely step, Itar Tass reported. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the ....
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Scottish independence: 'No' campaign ahead 54% - 46% in opinion poll
Date: 2014-09-13 18:24:42 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:89 - ID:932417
LONDON, Sept 13 (MENA) - The "No" campaign maintains a narrow lead on the "Yes" camp in the Scottish independence referendum, according to a new poll, Scottish STV Channel reported. When undecided voters are factored out, 54% plan to vote No ....
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ISIS fight raises fears that efforts to curb Iran will slip - paper
Date: 2014-09-13 15:26:32 GMT - USA - World - SN:65 - ID:931129
NEW YORK, Sept 13 (MENA) - President Obama’s decision to engage in a lengthy battle to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria reorders the global priorities of his final years in office. The mystery is whether it will deprive him of the legacy ....
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Pakistan arrests scores of opposition activists
Date: 2014-09-13 15:16:55 GMT - Pakistan - World - SN:63 - ID:931273
ISLAMABAD, Sept 13 (MENA) - Pakistan's opposition says police have arrested scores of activists in an effort to stop them from participating in weekslong sit-ins in the capital, Islamabad, the ABC News reported Saturday. Jehanghir Tareen, a ....
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Why Turkey is sitting out the ISIS war
Date: 2014-09-13 14:57:50 GMT - USA - World - SN:58 - ID:931085
WASHINGTON, Sept 13 (MENA) - A diplomatic crisis looms. Turkey, a key U.S. ally and the only NATO member that borders areas controlled by ISIS jihadists in Syria and Iraq, is in a prime location to hit the extremists next door. But it prefers not ....
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25 Taliban militants killed during counter-terrorism operation: MoI
Date: 2014-09-13 14:57:23 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:57 - ID:931089
KABUL, Sept 13 (MENA) - At least 25 Taliban militants were killed and eight others were injured following counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement said, “In past 24 hours, Afghan ....
